молба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *modlьba. Morphologically equivalent to мо́ля (mólja, “to beg, to pray”) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moɫˈba]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

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• Rhymes: -ba
• Syllabification^(key): мол‧ба

Noun

молба́ • (molbá) f

1. request, plea

   Synonym: (dialectal) про́сба (prósba)

Declension

Declension of молба́

	singular	plural
indefinite	молба́ molbá	молби́ molbí
definite	молба́та molbáta	молби́те molbíte

Related terms

• моли́тва (molítva, “prayer”)

References

• “молба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “молба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *modlьba. By surface analysis, моли (moli, “to beg”) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔɫba]

Noun

молба • (molba) f (plural молби, relational adjective молбен)

1. request, plea

Declension

Declension of молба

	singular	plural
indefinite	молба (molba)	молби (molbi)
definite unspecified	молбата (molbata)	молбите (molbite)
definite proximal	молбава (molbava)	молбиве (molbive)
definite distal	молбана (molbana)	молбине (molbine)
vocative	молбо (molbo)	молби (molbi)

Related terms

• молитва f (molitva)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian молба / molba, from Proto-Slavic *modlьba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔlba]
• Rhymes: -ɔlba
• Hyphenation: мол‧ба

Noun

молба (molba) f (diminutive молбочка, relational adjective молбови)

1. request, plea

   Synonyms: замодлєнє (zamodljenje), (obsolete) просба (prosba)

Declension

Declension of молба (molba)

	singular	plural
nominative	молба (molba)	молби (molbi)
genitive	молби (molbi)	молбох (molbox)
dative	молби (molbi)	молбом (molbom)
accusative	молбу (molbu)	молби (molbi)
instrumental	молбу (molbu)	молбами (molbami)
locative	молби (molbi)	молбох (molbox)
vocative	молбо (molbo)	молби (molbi)

Related terms

nouns

• молитва f (molitva)

verbs

• модлїц impf (modljic)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “молба”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “request”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 249

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *modlьba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǒlba/

Noun

мо̀лба f (Latin spelling mòlba)

1. request

   Имам једну молбу за тебе. ― I have a request for you.

Declension

Declension of молба

	singular	plural
nominative	мо̀лба	молбе
genitive	молбе	мо́лба̄
dative	молби	молбама
accusative	молбу	молбе
vocative	молбо	молбе
locative	молби	молбама
instrumental	молбом	молбама

Related terms

• мо̀лити

Further reading

• “молба”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026